Our Enduring Legacy Circle

As an Enduring Legacy Circle member, your planned gift ensures that individuals with moderate to profound developmental disabilities and autism will continue to have access to a safe, secure, and welcoming facility that enables each person to discover and expand his or her capabilities to the highest possible level. Donors may plan for important personal financial objectives while providing a future legacy gift to the Las Trampas Endowment. For further information, please contact Brooke Burns, Interim Development Director, at (925) 310-2362 or bburns@lastrampas.org.

This tax break lets individuals 70 1/2 years or older donate up to $100,000 a year directly from their Individual Retirement Accounts to qualified charities without having the distribution from the IRA added to their adjusted gross income. This distribution can also count toward their required minimum distribution. If a taxpayer files a joint return, the spouse can also have a QCD and exclude up to $100,000.

Here’s How It Works:

You must be 70 1/2 or older at the time of distribution.

Distributions to be credited to your 2014 minimum required distribution must be completed by December 31, 2014.

Your IRA administrator must make the distribution directly to the charity, or you may write a check payable to the charity from your IRA checkbook. For a sample letter of instruction to your IRA administrator requesting a distribution to Las Trampas, click here

If you make a gift to Las Trampas, Inc., please include written instructions on how you would like to designate your gift by making a note on your IRA check, or you can call (925) 284-1462 x.239 Interim Development Director Brooke Burns, or email bburns@lastrampas.org with your gift designation.

Before proceeding, you should also consult your tax advisor to discuss your particular situation, including any impact of your state’s tax laws. For example, the following transfers do not qualify: distributions to private foundations, to donor advised funds, for life income gifts (e.g., charitable remainder trusts), and for any purpose that entitles you to receive a benefit, such as tickets to an event.

Donations of Stock

Wish List Items by Program

You can help us to meet budgetary restrictions and sponsor our programs by purchasing any of the items listed below. Items should be in good repair and working condition.
For clarification on items needed, contact the associated director at the email addresses listed below: